Unscramble THINGUMABOB and you have 303 words, THINGUMABOB itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. THINGUMBOB is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from THINGUMABOB split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 3 with 8, 26 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 41 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
THINGUMBOB is the only one of the 10-letter words in THINGUMABOB; it scores 20 points.
HOBBING scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble THINGUMABOB at 15 points, ahead of BOMBING and MOBBING on 14. BOATING, BATHING and HANGOUT are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words from THINGUMABOB is GUBBAH, 14 points; BONHAM and BUMBAG on 13 follow. AMOUNT, BOUGHT and OBTAIN are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble THINGUMABOB, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. HUMAN, NIGHT and MIGHT are the ones most people know.
BAGH and BOMB are the top 4-letter words from THINGUMABOB, 10 points each. BOTH, BATH and MATH will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words in THINGUMABOB, the top score is 8, reached by 10. BIG, HOT and HIT are the familiar ones.
These 5 words have the length of THINGUMABOB, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with TH · ending in B · all 11-letter words
THINGUMABOB first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept THINGUMABOB, but the Words With Friends list does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| THINGUMABOB itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 303) | 231 | 303 | 218 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, *Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: THINGUMBOB, GUBBAH, BONHAM, HAMING, MOUGHT, AGUNOTH, BAMBI, BIGHA, BOGMAN, BOTHAN, BUMBO, HOUTING and 59 more, 71 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: THINGUMABOB, BUMBAG, HIMBO, HITMAN, HUMINT, BUTOH, MUTHA, HOMA, HONGI, THANG, AUGH, HAINT and 2 more, 14 in all. Not in Scrabble US: BIGA.
This word takes every letter of THINGUMABOB plus a single extra one.